A $42.5 million pool of money has been set aside to share with publishers and is expected to grow over time

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is sending electricity demand soaring across the United States as data centers work overtime to power chatbots, image generators, and video tools, according to recent reports by BloombergNEF and MIT Technology Review.

Elon Musk has announced plans for a new AI software company called Macrohard, describing it as a “purely AI software company” in a post on X dated August 22. He stated that while the name was “tongue-in-cheek,” the project is “very real.”

A team of researchers at the University of Queensland’s Frazer Institute in Australia has used stem cells to create a replica of human skin, complete with blood vessels, capillaries, hair follicles, tissue layers, and immune cells in the laboratory. 

Hackers have broken into a Google database, potentially exposing the accounts of more than 2.5 billion Gmail users to targeted scams, according to a report by The Daily Mail.

Elon Musk has announced that his artificial intelligence company xAI has open-sourced its Grok 2.5 large language model (LLM) and intends to do the same with its latest version, Grok 3, within the next six months.

China has proposed new rules governing the way internet platforms set prices, following years of complaints from merchants and consumers about unfair or misleading practices, according to a recent report by Reuters.

China has unveiled plans to build what it says will become the world’s largest solar farm, a sprawling facility high on the Tibetan plateau covering 610 square kilometres - about the size of Chicago. Once fully complete, the project will host more than 7 million solar panels and generate enough electricity to power 5 million households, according to a recent report by Associated Press.

Tesla plans to introduce new in-car voice assistant features in China using AI models from DeepSeek and ByteDance’s Doubao, according to a terms and service document published on the company’s official website, as per a report by Bloomberg News.

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Brian Armstrong, CEO of US-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, recently revealed that he fired software engineers who refused to adopt AI tools following a company-wide mandate.

Bangladesh has introduced a fully digital system for verifying educational and professional certificates, a move set to cut costs and ease the process for students and workers seeking opportunities abroad.

Meta has recently partnered with Midjourney, the generative artificial intelligence startup, to license its “aesthetic technology” for use in the company’s future models and products.

Apple has entered preliminary discussions with Google to integrate the company’s Gemini artificial intelligence (AI) system into a redesigned version of Siri, Bloomberg News reported on August 22, citing people familiar with the matter.

OpenAI, the Microsoft-backed company behind ChatGPT, will open its first office in India later this year, establishing a base in New Delhi, according to a recent report by Reuters.

Nevronus Systems, a Bangladeshi IT startup, has launched an artificial intelligence-driven mobile application called ‘Poultry Pal’, designed to help poultry farmers detect and prevent chicken diseases. 

Kairan Quazi, the Bangladeshi-American prodigy who became SpaceX’s youngest employee at the age of 14, is leaving the rocket company to join Citadel Securities, an American hedge fund and financial services company in New York.

Google has just announced its latest foldable, the Pixel 10 Pro Fold, joining the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 in the growing foldable phone market. Both devices feature large displays, powerful processors, and multitasking capabilities, but differ in design, durability, and camera technology. Here’s a detailed breakdown to help you decide which premium foldable suits your needs.

The newly announced Google Pixel 10 series includes several new AI features designed to support productivity, communication, and creative tasks. According to Google, the devices use the Tensor G5 chip combined with the Gemini Nano AI model to perform AI functions directly on the phone, including image and video generation, real-time translation, and contextual assistance. Here’s a brief look at all the new AI features and how they work.

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